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Patented Sept. 15, 1885.

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UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID B. TIFFANY, OF XENIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO JOHN G. FEURLE,OF SAME PLACE.

WHEELBARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,349, datedSeptember 15, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID B. TIFFANY, of Xenia, in the county of Greeneand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWVheelbarrows; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wheelbarrows for children; andit consists in a wheelbarrow in which the bottom, the arms in which thewheel is journaled, and the handles are all made in a single piece, .aswill be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a wheelbarrow for children inwhich the usual frame-work is done away with, and the construction ofthe wheelbarrow cheapened accordingly. v

Figure 1 is a perspective of a wheelbarrow embodying my invention. Fig.2 is an in- 2 5 verted view of the same.

A represents the bottom of the wheelbarrow, which is formed in a singlepiece with the two arms B, between which the wheel 0 is journaled, andthe two handles D. The side and end pieces, G I, which form the body ofthe wheelbarrow, are nailed upon the top of this bottom piece, as shown,and the legs J have their upper ends placed in suitable notches orrecesses made to receive them, and are then bolted securely in position.The rod O,upon which the wheel is placed, is held in position ,by theeyes P, which are fastened in the under side of the arm B. This wheelmay be journaled in any other way that may be preferred, and the legsmay be secured in position in any suitable manner.

My whole invention consists in forming the bottom of the wheelbarrow,the arms, and the handles from the same piece of board. Any desirednumber of pieces of board of suitable size may be clamped together, andthen the handles and the arm formed by cutting them out with a band-saw,or in any other manner that may be preferred. By cutting out a number atthe same time the cost of the construction .is greatly cheapened.

A wheelbarrow thus constructed can be made cheaply, strong, and durable,and is especially adapted for the use of children.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A wheelbarrow for children,in which the bottom A. the arms B, and the handles D are all formed fromasingle piece of board or other suitable material, as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID B. TIFFANY.

Witnesses:

M. A. BROADSTONE, JOHN LITTLE.

